Organization: Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (PTA Bank)
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The Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank, commonly known as the PTA Bank, was established on 6th November, 1985 pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 9 of the Treaty (1981) establishing the Preferential Trade Area for the Eastern and Southern African States (PTA) which was later transformed into the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA).
Although the Bank is a COMESA institution, its membership is open to non-COMESA States as well as institutional shareholders. As at 31st December 2006, the Bank’s membership comprised the following member states: Burundi, Comoros, China, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mauritius, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
The Peoples Republic of China became the first non-regional sovereign state to join the membership of the Bank in 2000. The African Development Bank (ADB) is the only institutional shareholder. The Bank, which has its headquarters located in Bujumbura, Burundi, has regional offices in Nairobi, Kenya and Harare, Zimbabwe.